Access to Ohio police system questioned

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Oct 5, 2013 at 12:01 AMOct 5, 2013 at 11:29 AM

A state advisory panel has continued its review of security and protocols for Ohio's law-enforcement information-sharing system. At issue is the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, a searchable system that gives police and other investigators near-instant access to records, including driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, the sex-offender registry and the computerized criminal history at the state's Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

A state advisory panel has continued its review of security and protocols for Ohio’s law-enforcement information-sharing system.

At issue is the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, a searchable system that gives police and other investigators near-instant access to records, including driver’s licenses, vehicle registrations, the sex-offender registry and the computerized criminal history at the state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

The panel met yesterday in London.

Since June, police also have been able to use facial-recognition software to match images of possible suspects or victims with Ohio driver’s-license photos.

Critics called the technology’s use intrusive, and Attorney General Mike DeWine appointed the panel to study whether more protocols are needed for using the software.